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Wilbur John Carr (1870–1942)

Non-career appointee
State of Residence: New York
  1. Assistant Secretary of State
    Appointed: July 1, 1924
    Entry on Duty: July 1, 1924
    Termination of Appointment: March 6, 1933
    • Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Jan 3, 1925.
  2. Assistant Secretary of State
    Appointed: March 6, 1933
    Entry on Duty: March 7, 1933
    Termination of Appointment: July 28, 1937
  3. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Czechoslovakia)
    Appointed: July 13, 1937
    Presentation of Credentials: September 16, 1937
    Termination of Mission: German forces occupied Praha on March 15, 1939
    • Carr closed the Legation in Praha on March 21, 1939, and left post on April 6, 1939.